FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced
his decision not to seek charges in the Monday, August 5, 2024, fatal officer-involved shooting
in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
On Monday, August 5, 2024, at approximately 9:12 p.m., officers with the Baltimore City Police
Department (BPD) in unmarked BPD vehicles were on routine patrol in the area of North
Stricker Street and West Fayette Street. The subject officers, Detectives Devon Lomax, Shariff
Kellogg, and Thomas Smith, encountered a group of individuals, including a juvenile male
standing in front of a home on North Stricker Street. As one officer exited his vehicle to
approach the group, they began dispersing in different directions. While observing the
individuals, the officer noticed one juvenile touching his waistband, raising concerns that he
might be armed. When the juvenile fled, the officer pursued him, initiating a foot chase.
Meanwhile, other officers in their BPD vehicles maneuvered to intercept the fleeing juvenile.
After circling the block, the juvenile ran back onto North Stricker Street, where the juvenile
could be seen holding a firearm. Detective Lomax exited his vehicle and grabbed the juvenile’s
arm. At this point Detective Kellogg and Detective Smith had positioned themselves ahead of the
juvenile and Detective Lomax. The juvenile broke free from Detective Lomax’s grasp and, in
doing so, raised a firearm in the direction of Detectives Kellogg and Smith. Detectives Kellogg
and Smith both gave verbal commands to get on the ground. The juvenile did not comply with
verbal commands and the Detectives Kellogg, Smith, and Lomax fired their service weapons
striking the juvenile multiple times. Officers immediately rendered aid to the juvenile until
emergency medical services arrived. The juvenile was pronounced dead on scene. No officers
were injured during the incident.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal
officer-involved shooting on Monday, August 5, 2024, and concluded its investigation on June 5,
2025. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of
the Attorney General has determined that none of the officers involved in the fatal shooting committed a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to
prosecute any of the officers in this case.
A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be
found in its declination report.
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